Media framing of political protests – reporting bias and the discrediting of political activism

Susánszky, Pál; Kopper, Ákos; Zsigó, Frank T.

doi:10.1080/1060586x.2022.2061817

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“…The newspaper touts that its model enables it to operate independently of political and business interests. This type of unbiased coverage is becoming increasingly difficult to find in the Hungarian media, with research pointing to a “clear framing bias in pro-governmental media” premised on derogatory tones and dog-whistle rhetoric (Susánszky et al, 2022).…”

Section: Crowdfunding Media Pluralismmentioning

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Crowddoing and crowdfunding democracy: Innovative strategies for countering foreign disinformation in Central and Eastern Europe

Markowitz

2023

New Perspectives

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Central and Eastern Europe has become a ripe target for disinformation and malign narratives propagated by foreign actors. A deluge of propaganda deployed by hostile states is aimed at polarizing societies, undermining the decision-making capabilities of governments, and influencing public policy. Against the backdrop of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the stakes are enormous. Heeding research on debunking and pre-bunking strategies recognizing the limitations and potential of these approaches in inoculating populations against disinformation, this paper examines how several tactics deployed in the CEE region can both speak to and draw from this literature. While certain segments of CEE populations may be vulnerable to disinformation, the region also boasts civically engaged publics that want to take an active part in fostering societal resilience. The rise of digital elves (volunteer information warriors taking the fight to online trolls), the outsourcing of counter-disinformation activities to popular public institutions (like the police and military), and the use of crowdfunding to support news literacy education and independent media outlets present compelling alternative strategies towards responding to foreign influence. These activities show promise in overcoming obstacles faced by conventional approaches to disinformation and addressing CEE-specific issues related to media distrust and state capture of the media.

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Section: Crowdfunding Media Pluralismmentioning

confidence: 99%

Crowddoing and crowdfunding democracy: Innovative strategies for countering foreign disinformation in Central and Eastern Europe

Markowitz

2023

New Perspectives

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“…The pro-government media commonly use the negative framing strategy of social movements and political protests, and it is particularly biased in how it interprets and presents the allegations made by the demonstrators, according to research done in Hungary by Ref. [ 19 ]. Additionally, they suggested that the media's dismissive and patronizing attitude would reduce public support for demonstrators and have an impact on their acceptability.…”

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On-screen framing of the Amhara protests in 2016 by journalists in Ethiopia

Nigatu

2023

Heliyon

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“…Organisations organising strikes or protests against government policies and similar protests are often framed as pawns of the opposition or international, liberal forces. Protest activities are generally delegitimised by progovernment media (Susánszky et al, 2022). Therefore, although formally nothing restricts nonviolent political participation, the government has closed all the formerly established channels of social consultation, and, through discourse -i.e., some of the regulations and campaigns against civil society organisations and protestsit actively discourages political (and civil) engagement.…”

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Political integration mechanisms in Hungary (2010–2022)

Gerő,

Szabó

2023

Intersections

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Since 2010, Fidesz has won four electoral victories in Hungary with a constitutional majority. In this paper, we argue that the main reason behind this overwhelming electoral success is the specific pattern of political integration that has evolved in recent years. The Hungarian case, as a consequence, may also act as a basis for a theoretical step forward in understanding the role of political integration in de-democratization processes. To understand the role of political integration, we explain how the Habermas-based political integration framework relates to the types of political culture, and then, with the help of representative data collection from 2018 and 2021, we define the integration groups and, using these, examine the party preferences and participation patterns that have developed in today’s Hungary. The Orbán regime successfully generates diffuse mass support: this is embedded in multiple social groups, although none of the integration groups can be considered the sole or primary supporters of the system.

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Media framing of political protests – reporting bias and the discrediting of political activism

Cited by 8 publications

References 47 publications

Crowddoing and crowdfunding democracy: Innovative strategies for countering foreign disinformation in Central and Eastern Europe

Crowddoing and crowdfunding democracy: Innovative strategies for countering foreign disinformation in Central and Eastern Europe

On-screen framing of the Amhara protests in 2016 by journalists in Ethiopia

Political integration mechanisms in Hungary (2010–2022)

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